Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn

Brooklyn Heights is a neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York.

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Neighborhood - Brooklyn, New York

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It is surrounded on the east by Court St and Cadman Plaza, on the west by the Brooklyn Heights Promenade, on the south by Atlantic Avenue, and on the north by the Brooklyn Bridge. It adjoins the Downtown, Cobble Hill and DUMBO sections. It is the part of Brooklyn closest to Downtown Manhattan, directly across the East River, and easily accessible via the Brooklyn Bridge and multiple subway lines.

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Brooklyn Bridge - Downtown - Cobble Hill - DUMBO - East River

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Brooklyn Heights occupies a bluff that rises sharply from the river's edge and gradually recedes on the landward side. Before the Dutch settled on Long Island in the middle of the seventeenth century, this promontory was called Ihpetonga ("the high sandy bank") by the Canarsie Indians.

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Long Island - Canarsie Indians

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Brooklyn Heights, as of 2000, had a population of 22,493 people.

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It is historically descended from the old Town of Brooklyn.

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The neighborhood is largely composed of block after block of picturesque rowhouses. A great range of architectural styles are represented, including a few Federal-style houses from the early 19th century in the northern part of the neighborhood, brick Greek Revival and Gothic Revival houses, and Italianate brownstones. Brooklyn Heights was the first neighborhood protected by the 1965 Landmarks Preservation Law of New York City. Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims is in Brooklyn Heights, as is St Ann's Church, which is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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Rowhouse - 1965 - New York City - Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims - St Ann's Church - UNESCO - World Heritage site

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The Promenade cantilevered over the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway is a favorite spot among locals, offering magnificent vistas of the Statue of Liberty, the Manhattan skyline across the East River, as well as views of the Brooklyn Bridge and the Manhattan Bridge. It is a popular tourist destination for the Macy's July 4th fireworks, and for the unobstructed views of the skyline.

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Statue of Liberty - East River - Brooklyn Bridge - Manhattan Bridge

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